using MPC editor & MPC60 - loss of sound quality?

hi

this is posted deep in another (mainly unrelated) thread so apologies if you've read this there already.

i'm going to start using MPC Editor to transfer programs made on the PC to my MPC60II using zip disks. my question: does anyone who uses this method already find that the sound quality of samples transferred by zip to be different in any way to the same sounds sampled using the MPC record-in?

i am going to do an A-B comparison when I get a zip for my pc but i was just intrigued to find out what anyone else thought.

yeah, there's a difference, both sound good, but sampling into the 60 you have more control over input volume / overdrive characteristics. I still use editor programs too, since both sound good.

There is likely to be a difference, but the MPCEditor does not affect the quality of the samples.

You can always sample into the MPC, transfer to PC for editing, and then use the Editor to organize your kits.

I don't like the change in character at all. I converted a few disks of hihats and cymbal wavs, something which I won't do again. It just doesn't sound as good as when the sounds are sampled on the MPC60 itself.

maybe its a swedish thing!?!

I much prefer the sound of sampling into the 60 for most things (kiks n snares, basses...) but it's horses for courses.

Sampling in don't take any time either - for me s'often quicker to do it that way.

nice responses - thanks...i haven't been able to A-B them yet cos my windows ME won't recognise mpc60-formatted disks. i need to go to XP or downgrade to 98....does XP work with zips and MPC editor?

it wouldn't suprise me if it didn't sound as good - the MPC's A-D converters will inevitably colour the sound a little and if people talk about an MPC 'sound' then i guess that's made up of the A-Dconvertors+12bit+DAconvertor, so removing any of it will jeapordise the sound somewhat.

anyway. thanks again

I had the same feeling for a while, but transferred samples ca sound very good, often a bit cleaner if that's what you're after. I prefer the sound of directly sampled sounds in the 60, but the MPC editor has it beat for hihats and cymbals. you can get more realistic sounds when transfering, and sampling straight in will give you the coloration and a bit more grit. I use both methods and love it!!

With the MPC Editor WIndows XP can see MPC ZIps, Thanks to Mike Goins for figuring it out and making it available!!

"the MPC editor has it beat for hihats and cymbals"

agree here - the cleanliness works well with metal. the dirt works with things that need to be fat.

Damn man, is everyone in Gothemburg as cool as you? I think I need to take a vacation over there!!

no, everybody else just drinks vodka and sings songs!

Am finding lately that I'm using different modules for different drum. Mainly I got my 60 for the fatty grit, then use my RY30 for hats and clean sounds. using a yamaha a5000 for filtered stuff. analogue kiks i get from MKS50 and got some FM stuff lying around for funny bits. thing is it's all getting a bit unwieldly and I think I'm gonna need a new mixer board to take the all the channels. thing is, the search for a great set up never seems to end... gotta finish some tunes and i'm sure my bank manager aint too happy with me

It does end, you get to a happy medium at one point and churn out tracks, then you just add stuff slowly and replace stuff, but once you find the core of it, the rest comes together.